[Discuss] Cloud-backup solutions for Linux?

David Thompson davet at gnu.org
Thu Sep 24 13:03:46 EDT 2015


"Edward Ned Harvey (blu)" <blu at nedharvey.com> writes:

>> From: Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On
>> Behalf Of Matt Shields
>> 
>> Check out ownCloud.  It let's you run your own cloud based backup service.
>
> Oh god, no. If you're thinking about ownCloud, try Synctuary instead.

The first distinct advantage I see for ownCloud is that it is free
software, while Synctuary appears to be proprietary SaaS, making its
technical advantages moot for those that want to control their own data
and privacy.

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